It has been so long since I have heard the word “revitalization.” What happened with that direction? As I drive through Lancaster City I am seeing all the corners redone to accommodate disabilities. The few restaurants and shops are struggling more than those outside of the City due to the economy. Real estate sales that […]
Month: October 2008
Railyard / suburban housing not good mix
Homeowners who live in the Northwest Revitalization District, such as myself, have been told that our property values will increase with the relocation of the Norfolk-Southern Rail yard from F&M’s North Campus into a suburban residential area called Barrcrest. When the news first broke about these plans, I drove into the Barrcrest neighborhood to see […]
Do F & M Trustees have any clue..?
I am not usually in the habit of bursting out laughing when reading articles at the NewsLanc website. That changed tonight as I read your article titled “F&M’s John Fry continues to hide from interviews. By the time I got to the end of the piece, I was checking the calendar — no, it isn’t […]
F & M’s John Fry continues to hide from interviews
NewsLanc requested an interview with John Fry, President of Franklin & Marshall College. Media Relations Director Dulcey Antonucci replied to reporter Matt Henderson that F & M would deny an interview because they feel that NewsLanc “lacks journalistic ethics.” Fry claims Field was unfair to Berwood Yost in the interview about Yost’s street car survey. […]
New Era opposing Home Rule
When the New Era agrees with you – that should give you pause!
Former operator warns against street cars
In a letter to the New Era posted Oct. 25, Alan W. Bixby disclosed that “some years ago” he operated trolleys for what has become SEPTA (South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority) and explains why trolleys are dangerous and how they obstruct traffic. Bixby says “Problems that arise from light-rail service are accidents from people boarding […]
New Mexico first to pass "Good Samaritan" law
The following is excerpted from an article by Tony Newman of the Drug Policy Alliance posted at the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tony-newman/heath-ledgers-tragic-over_b_113673.html “….New Mexico broke ground last year when the State legislature passed and Governor Bill Richardson signed the first “911 Good Samarian” law that provides immunity from arrest to witnesses of overdose who summon […]
Teach “Good Samaritan” policy to our children
NewsLanc.com’s most recent editorial, “Three Part Tragedy”, bowled me over. I had no idea that there exists a “Good Samaritan” policy related to reporting drug overdoses. Please continue to work to ensure that this policy is taught to our children. And thank you for being a powerful voice of reason in this “War on Drugs” […]
Home Rule best serves Lancaster County
The Chamber of Commerce as well as many Republicans and Democrats throughout the County have endorsed the proposed Charter based on our collective belief that Lancaster County residents are best served by a county government created by Lancaster County residents, and not subject to the one-size-fits-all, state-mandated form we operate under today. The Charter ties […]
EDITORIAL: A three part tragedy
The Intelligencer Journal reported on Oct. 23 that “Police charged a Lititz teenager Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly injecting a Manheim Central High School senior with a lethal dose of heroin at a sleepover party.” This tragedy was a triple failure on the part of the boy and the girl, and indirectly on our […]
Are drivers required to stop for pedestrians in cross walks?
NewsLanc searched the Drivers Manual published by the Department and Motor Vehicles and could not find any reference to this common situation. We then contacted the City Police and Officer Gary Metzger advised us that drivers are obliged to stop. He referred us to the following Statute: “Pa. Vehicle Code Section 3542 Right-of-way of pedestrians […]
The Battle of Rotary: Service Org Hosts Hot Home Rule Debate
In a veritable redux of their Tuesday night debate at F&M, members of the Government Study Commission went at it again in front of the Rotary Club of Lancaster on Wednesday afternoon. Government Study Commission (GSC) member Gregory Sahd spoke against the proposed Home Rule Charter. He is one of 3 GSC members who voted […]
Amtrak Construction Schedule Delayed
Construction activities for the renovations to the Lancaster Amtrak station will not begin until February or March of 2009, NewsLanc learned this morning. A construction groundbreaking had previously been pushed back from “late summer” to “fall” to “December,” but has been delayed again. Jim Cowhey, Executive Director of the Lancaster County Planning Commission, explained that […]